Good morning to all!
Welcome to another edition of the Wigwam Fisherman’s Blog. I hope that everyone had a fabulous Labor Day Weekend, both on and off the lake. I wanted to start off by thanking everyone that stopped by and said hello over the weekend, especially for the many on Friday and Saturday
nights. The band 4 Wheel Drive rocked the Wiggy this weekend and put on two awesome shows. That is the busiest I’ve seen the bar all summer, with the exception of Beach Bash, so thank you to all and I’m glad you had such a blast!
This past weekend I had the pleasure of having an absolutely fabulous fishing experience with Mark and Hunter Reed, from Minnetrista, MN. This father-son duo had an awesome attitude all weekend long, even with the little above average wind we had on Friday morning. We took our time and wondered out north to get out of the mucky water on our way up to Knight Island. Along the way we stopped in 31’ along the US/Canadian line and picked up one with a frozen shiner and jig, but the water was still so muddy. We continued to proceed north once again because of the muddy water, and I was heeding the advice of many great Lake of the Woods fishermen and got to clean water. Once we had arrived at Knight Island Shoal, we drifted with bottom bouncers and spinners with crawlers over the rocks. I don’t know what it is about the rocks, but I’m absolutely hooked. If you’re fishing in my boat there’s a good chance that’s were we’ll be.
Fishing was great on both days, but Friday was just a tad better. There were many nice Walleyes caught on this day, but also there was the “one that got away”. Hunter, Mark’s enthusiastic and very well mannered teenager hooked into something on the rocks that initially felt like a snag, but then it started taking line. Hunter was able to fight it almost all the way to the top, but right before we could see the fish (about 3 feet away from the top) it got off. It was a bummer, but the great thing was there wasn’t much said and the spirits were still high…we’ll get ‘em next time. I wanted to thank the duo again, Mark and Hunter thanks for being such great guests. I hope that you guys had a great time and I’m glad you got to experience some of what Lake of the Woods is all about. See you both back here soon.
The temperature has really begun to drop and fall is truly now upon us and some of the best Canadian Goose hunting in America has begun in Lake of the Woods County. One of our good
friends, Clayton Keister throughout the years has guided a large number of goose hunts for the Wigwam. He is requested by guests year after year and during these years, he has also guided many Duck and Goose hunters in other parts of the country. He has just created a website to show off his guide service and all of the cool locations he hunts each fall (www.prairieviewhunts.com) - I love it! Check it out if you’re interested in finding anything out about guided waterfowl hunts, heck check it out regardless. He’s provided plenty of visual aides to get your heart pumping. Clayton’s a great guide and more importantly a great person. He took me on my first ever goose hunt last fall, put me on the geese and brought them in close before calling the shots. He’s an ex-hockey player with plenty of stories to keep you on the edge of your seat the entire experience. So, if you’re thinking about waterfowl, and need a few personal lessons, let Clayton take the lead and show you the experience the way is should be.
If you haven’t become a fan of the Wigwam Resort-low on Facebook, what are you waiting for? I’m posting on there daily and have found it a great way to communicate with everyone on a regular basis. I will be posting all of our weekly meal specials and drink specials on there also. Take advantage of Facebook and everything it allows you to do. We look forward to having you as our friends on Facebook. Also, we have just received a new stock of hats (seen pictured here). If you’d like to have the new Wigwam hat, and don’t think you’ll be able to get back to see us soon, just give us a call and you can purchase the Wigwam hat over the phone (800) 448-9260. We will package and mail your order promptly.
Announcements…If you’re looking for some great fishing and lodging deals, check out the August Specials we will be offering on our website www.wigwamresortlow.com. We are running a Fall Special. The Special will be as follows: $35 per person per night lodging in the lodge or cabins (restrictions will apply with number of people in cabins) and $90 per person per day for a full day of full service guided launch service and $65 per person per day for a half day of full service guided launch service. Each lodging charge is subject to applicable federal, state and local sales tax. Applicable to new reservations only. I also wanted to tell you all about our Veterans and Armed Forces Special, which we have running 365 days a year. Wigwam Resort gives Veterans and our currently enlisted Armed Forces a 10% discount on any package plus whatever specials we are giving. We want to thank you all for your service…God Bless America!
If you’re looking for an affordable vacation this summer, at a first class fishing resort, you’ve just found it! For additional information, please call one of our knowledgeable staff members at (800) 448-9260, and start your journey to the “Walleye Capitol of the World”!
Today’s “Quote of the Day”…”You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one.” - Henry D. Thoreau. This week I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some interesting characters and I mean that with the utmost respect. These gentlemen are men of value and they have hammered, forged, fought, bleed, and worked diligently for years to become these people. As I was reading this today it tugged on my heart strings, because for so many years I personally dreamed of the person I wanted to become, but yet I did nothing to make myself into that person. Throughout the past few years I have really been able to get back to basics and stopped the dreaming and started the hammering and forging. I’m not there yet, it’s a consistent work in progress and I’m ready for a lifetime of work, but I’m willing to make the sacrifice to become the character God wants me to be. Keep dreaming, but make a conscious effort to hammer and forge yourself into the character you dream to become…God Bless.
Daily Fishing Report: Today we should have plenty of sunshine, high 67F with winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight should be partly cloudy skies this evening, increasing clouds with periods of showers late, low 49F with winds SE at 10 to 20 mph…there will be a 40% chance of rain. Tomorrow should be windy with occasional showers or thundershowers; high around 65F with winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph…there will be a 60% chance of rain. Tomorrow night should be cloudy with rain likely, there also is a thundershower is possible as well, especially in the evening, low 54F with winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph…there will be a 70% chance of rain. Saturday we should have showers, highs in the upper 50s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunday should be partly cloudy, highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Monday we should have an occasional showers possible, highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 40s. Today’s fishing report will be provided by Kevin "Tall Tale" Olmstead and me. Yesterday Tall Tale and I took a few different groups out fishing and the fishing is still fantastic. Kevin downrigged in 33 to 35 feet of water and they were limited out by 3:00 PM. I was anchored and jigging in the same depth of water and limited out by 4:00 PM. Orange was the hot color, and I know that because one of my guests, Dan Hanson, was using an orange jig with a frozen shiner and he was catching all the fish! We were all the way across the big body of water just 4 miles south and just a tad west of Garden Island. Today Tall Tale is out there whacking them in 32 feet right off the US/Canadian line. A few of our guests were also out yesterday afternoon when the wind calmed down and they also limited out in the 32 feet in the same area that Kevin is now fishing today. This is a little weird for the area, but our guests said that when the wind came down they were catching the Walleyes one right after the other. Lake of the Woods is an amazing body of water and she always finds a way to surprise me each and every day. We still have been absolutely crushing the Walleyes all over the lake. When we have a south, southwest and west wind the area straight out from Graceton Rd has been a little honey hole of sorts. We are still using the hammered gold and pink/gold spinners with crawlers and leeches. You can purchase your Jigs, Frozen Shiners, Spinners, Crawlers, leeches, and Rapalas from the same place that I get mine, Log Cabin Bait, which is about ¾ of a mile south of the Wigwam on 172. I must state this again, in my 18 years of fishing Lake of the Woods; I’ve never seen the fishing this good on such a consistent basis. Don’t wait too long to make your plans to visit us, because you never know how long it will last…I hope forever! Keep checking out the fishing report…I’ll give you all the hard facts as soon as I find out where they’re hiding next. Good luck and Happy Fishing to all! Thanks for fishing with us and visiting with us at the Wigwam Resort on Lake of the Woods.
My shout out today will go to Jerry Pagel from New Ulm, MN. I have had the distinguished
pleasure of meeting Jerry this summer and what an awesome human being he is. There is not one negative bone in his body and he’s always got a smile on his face. While visiting us on 3 separate occasions this summer, he has brought his wife and two of his four sons. I just wanted to thank Jerry and his entire family for giving the Wigwam Resort, and myself, the opportunity to meet them all. Even though I haven’t known Jerry for to awful long, I can still call him my friend. Jerry and his wife have raised some very respectful children and I can say that Jerry and my father would have gotten along fantastically. Thanks again Jerry and we look forward to seeing you and your family back again very soon.
Happy Fishing to all, and to all a good day!
Wigwam Fisherman aka Jean-Paul Tessier
Wigwam Resort
www.wigwamresortlow.com
Welcome to another edition of the Wigwam Fisherman’s Blog. I hope that everyone had a fabulous Labor Day Weekend, both on and off the lake. I wanted to start off by thanking everyone that stopped by and said hello over the weekend, especially for the many on Friday and Saturday
nights. The band 4 Wheel Drive rocked the Wiggy this weekend and put on two awesome shows. That is the busiest I’ve seen the bar all summer, with the exception of Beach Bash, so thank you to all and I’m glad you had such a blast!This past weekend I had the pleasure of having an absolutely fabulous fishing experience with Mark and Hunter Reed, from Minnetrista, MN. This father-son duo had an awesome attitude all weekend long, even with the little above average wind we had on Friday morning. We took our time and wondered out north to get out of the mucky water on our way up to Knight Island. Along the way we stopped in 31’ along the US/Canadian line and picked up one with a frozen shiner and jig, but the water was still so muddy. We continued to proceed north once again because of the muddy water, and I was heeding the advice of many great Lake of the Woods fishermen and got to clean water. Once we had arrived at Knight Island Shoal, we drifted with bottom bouncers and spinners with crawlers over the rocks. I don’t know what it is about the rocks, but I’m absolutely hooked. If you’re fishing in my boat there’s a good chance that’s were we’ll be.
Fishing was great on both days, but Friday was just a tad better. There were many nice Walleyes caught on this day, but also there was the “one that got away”. Hunter, Mark’s enthusiastic and very well mannered teenager hooked into something on the rocks that initially felt like a snag, but then it started taking line. Hunter was able to fight it almost all the way to the top, but right before we could see the fish (about 3 feet away from the top) it got off. It was a bummer, but the great thing was there wasn’t much said and the spirits were still high…we’ll get ‘em next time. I wanted to thank the duo again, Mark and Hunter thanks for being such great guests. I hope that you guys had a great time and I’m glad you got to experience some of what Lake of the Woods is all about. See you both back here soon.
The temperature has really begun to drop and fall is truly now upon us and some of the best Canadian Goose hunting in America has begun in Lake of the Woods County. One of our good
friends, Clayton Keister throughout the years has guided a large number of goose hunts for the Wigwam. He is requested by guests year after year and during these years, he has also guided many Duck and Goose hunters in other parts of the country. He has just created a website to show off his guide service and all of the cool locations he hunts each fall (www.prairieviewhunts.com) - I love it! Check it out if you’re interested in finding anything out about guided waterfowl hunts, heck check it out regardless. He’s provided plenty of visual aides to get your heart pumping. Clayton’s a great guide and more importantly a great person. He took me on my first ever goose hunt last fall, put me on the geese and brought them in close before calling the shots. He’s an ex-hockey player with plenty of stories to keep you on the edge of your seat the entire experience. So, if you’re thinking about waterfowl, and need a few personal lessons, let Clayton take the lead and show you the experience the way is should be.If you haven’t become a fan of the Wigwam Resort-low on Facebook, what are you waiting for? I’m posting on there daily and have found it a great way to communicate with everyone on a regular basis. I will be posting all of our weekly meal specials and drink specials on there also. Take advantage of Facebook and everything it allows you to do. We look forward to having you as our friends on Facebook. Also, we have just received a new stock of hats (seen pictured here). If you’d like to have the new Wigwam hat, and don’t think you’ll be able to get back to see us soon, just give us a call and you can purchase the Wigwam hat over the phone (800) 448-9260. We will package and mail your order promptly.
Announcements…If you’re looking for some great fishing and lodging deals, check out the August Specials we will be offering on our website www.wigwamresortlow.com. We are running a Fall Special. The Special will be as follows: $35 per person per night lodging in the lodge or cabins (restrictions will apply with number of people in cabins) and $90 per person per day for a full day of full service guided launch service and $65 per person per day for a half day of full service guided launch service. Each lodging charge is subject to applicable federal, state and local sales tax. Applicable to new reservations only. I also wanted to tell you all about our Veterans and Armed Forces Special, which we have running 365 days a year. Wigwam Resort gives Veterans and our currently enlisted Armed Forces a 10% discount on any package plus whatever specials we are giving. We want to thank you all for your service…God Bless America!
If you’re looking for an affordable vacation this summer, at a first class fishing resort, you’ve just found it! For additional information, please call one of our knowledgeable staff members at (800) 448-9260, and start your journey to the “Walleye Capitol of the World”!
Today’s “Quote of the Day”…”You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one.” - Henry D. Thoreau. This week I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some interesting characters and I mean that with the utmost respect. These gentlemen are men of value and they have hammered, forged, fought, bleed, and worked diligently for years to become these people. As I was reading this today it tugged on my heart strings, because for so many years I personally dreamed of the person I wanted to become, but yet I did nothing to make myself into that person. Throughout the past few years I have really been able to get back to basics and stopped the dreaming and started the hammering and forging. I’m not there yet, it’s a consistent work in progress and I’m ready for a lifetime of work, but I’m willing to make the sacrifice to become the character God wants me to be. Keep dreaming, but make a conscious effort to hammer and forge yourself into the character you dream to become…God Bless.
Daily Fishing Report: Today we should have plenty of sunshine, high 67F with winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight should be partly cloudy skies this evening, increasing clouds with periods of showers late, low 49F with winds SE at 10 to 20 mph…there will be a 40% chance of rain. Tomorrow should be windy with occasional showers or thundershowers; high around 65F with winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph…there will be a 60% chance of rain. Tomorrow night should be cloudy with rain likely, there also is a thundershower is possible as well, especially in the evening, low 54F with winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph…there will be a 70% chance of rain. Saturday we should have showers, highs in the upper 50s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunday should be partly cloudy, highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Monday we should have an occasional showers possible, highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 40s. Today’s fishing report will be provided by Kevin "Tall Tale" Olmstead and me. Yesterday Tall Tale and I took a few different groups out fishing and the fishing is still fantastic. Kevin downrigged in 33 to 35 feet of water and they were limited out by 3:00 PM. I was anchored and jigging in the same depth of water and limited out by 4:00 PM. Orange was the hot color, and I know that because one of my guests, Dan Hanson, was using an orange jig with a frozen shiner and he was catching all the fish! We were all the way across the big body of water just 4 miles south and just a tad west of Garden Island. Today Tall Tale is out there whacking them in 32 feet right off the US/Canadian line. A few of our guests were also out yesterday afternoon when the wind calmed down and they also limited out in the 32 feet in the same area that Kevin is now fishing today. This is a little weird for the area, but our guests said that when the wind came down they were catching the Walleyes one right after the other. Lake of the Woods is an amazing body of water and she always finds a way to surprise me each and every day. We still have been absolutely crushing the Walleyes all over the lake. When we have a south, southwest and west wind the area straight out from Graceton Rd has been a little honey hole of sorts. We are still using the hammered gold and pink/gold spinners with crawlers and leeches. You can purchase your Jigs, Frozen Shiners, Spinners, Crawlers, leeches, and Rapalas from the same place that I get mine, Log Cabin Bait, which is about ¾ of a mile south of the Wigwam on 172. I must state this again, in my 18 years of fishing Lake of the Woods; I’ve never seen the fishing this good on such a consistent basis. Don’t wait too long to make your plans to visit us, because you never know how long it will last…I hope forever! Keep checking out the fishing report…I’ll give you all the hard facts as soon as I find out where they’re hiding next. Good luck and Happy Fishing to all! Thanks for fishing with us and visiting with us at the Wigwam Resort on Lake of the Woods.
My shout out today will go to Jerry Pagel from New Ulm, MN. I have had the distinguished
pleasure of meeting Jerry this summer and what an awesome human being he is. There is not one negative bone in his body and he’s always got a smile on his face. While visiting us on 3 separate occasions this summer, he has brought his wife and two of his four sons. I just wanted to thank Jerry and his entire family for giving the Wigwam Resort, and myself, the opportunity to meet them all. Even though I haven’t known Jerry for to awful long, I can still call him my friend. Jerry and his wife have raised some very respectful children and I can say that Jerry and my father would have gotten along fantastically. Thanks again Jerry and we look forward to seeing you and your family back again very soon.Happy Fishing to all, and to all a good day!
Wigwam Fisherman aka Jean-Paul Tessier
Wigwam Resort
www.wigwamresortlow.com
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